This article was originally published by The Times-Picayune on January 11, 2019. See full article online. By Robert Rhoden – The Times-Picayune A former Tangipahoa Parish jail inmate has filed a federal lawsuit against Sheriff Daniel Edwards and others, claiming he was badly beaten in the jail, describing it as an institution where gang dominance,Read More

This article was originally published by The Advocate on September 4, 2018. See full article online. By Matt Sledge- The Advocate Narada Mealey entered the New Orleans jail last October accused of missing a court date over $420 in unpaid court costs he owed in Jefferson Parish for marijuana possession. He left the lockup twoRead More

This article was originally published by The Advocate on September 27, 2018. See full article online. By Ramon Antonio Vargas- The Advocate A man who says he was beaten by Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office narcotics agents last year has filed a lawsuit demanding damages from members of the agency, including two deputies involved in theRead More

This article was originally published by The Advocate on July 26, 2018 at 3:00PM. See full article online By Ramon Antonio Vargas – The Advocate The New Orleans Saints violated federal labor law by failing to pay overtime wages to the former personal assistant of late owner Tom Benson, according to an NFL arbitrator whoRead More

This article was originally published by The Advocate on May 25, 2018. See full article online. By Sara Pagones – The Advocate Ryan Heyd, whose DWI case was thrown out when a friend’s cellphone video contradicted what a deputy claimed a field sobriety test showed, is now suing in federal court over his 2016 arrest, claimingRead More

This article was originally published in the Morris Herlad-News on April 5, 2012. See the full article online. By Richard Fausset — Los Angeles Times Punctuating what New Orleans’ mayor called a “dark chapter” in his city’s history, five former local police officers were sentenced Wednesday for their role in the Danziger Bridge shooting incident, whichRead More

This article originally appeared in The Louisiana Weekly on February 29th, 2016. Click here to view the digital version. By C.C. Campbell-Rock One minute Eric Harris, 22, was shopping at the Oakwood Mall on Lundi Gras and shortly after was shot dead by Jefferson Parish Sheriff Office (JPSO) Deputies Kenneth Bonura and Henry DeJean inRead More

This article originally appeared in The Journal Times on September 4th, 1991. Click here to view the digital version. He got out of a stolen van. Police bulletins said he had tried to kill two people with a military-style assault pistol. Within minutes, police shot and killed Corey Horton. The police version is that theRead More

This article originally appeared on NBC News on March 9th, 2010. Read the full article online here. A second ex-New Orleans officer charged in an alleged conspiracy to cover up a deadly police shooting of unarmed residents after Hurricane Katrina is expected to plead guilty, a person familiar with the case said Tuesday. A federalRead More

This article originally appeared on WDSU on December 30th, 2016. Read the full article online here. By Aubry Killion A federal lawsuit filed this week alleges sexual abuse of an incarcerated teenage girl by a St. Bernard Parish Sheriff’s Office deputy. Attorney Gary Bizal told WDSU that his client was jailed and serving time forRead More